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remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the center for reproductive rights. we had to rewrite that script several times because it was so confusing about what was happening. in the end it seals like the white house is playing politics on this. >> well that's right. for eight years the senate for reproductive rights has been suing the fda to have emergency contraception over the counter for all women. we won a tremendous decision less than a month ago and in that decision, judge kormen said, the obama administration and the bush administration had played politics with this issue and here we are, less than a month later, we've got
remember that pesky reagan-appointed judge who gave the obama white house the what for? this week, the justice department announced an appeal of his ruling, claiming that the judge did not have the judicial authority to order the fda to take a specific action. even though the obama administration itself overruled the fda just last year. for their part, justice department officials maintain the white house was not involved in this decision. joining us now is nancy northrop, president of the...
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president obama phoned vladimir putin on monday. and secretary of state john kerry will travel there in the coming days. >>> syria's ambassador has called the allegation of chemical weapons trumped up. and hezbollah in lebanon indicated it could step up its role in assisting assad's government, to prevent the country from falling in, quote, american or israeli hands. hezbollah has long been suspected of supporting rebels across the border in syria. nearly 500,000 refugees have come to lebanon. and some 8,000 refugees a day are streaming into jordan. and that number is expected to approach a total of 1.2 million by year's end. to give that number perspective, jordan's total population is only 6.5 million. >>> president obama faced questions about the state of revolt at the prison at guantanamo bay. where 100 of 166 inmates are on a hunger strike. president obama says the prison is less important than ever, with the fwhars afghanistan coming to a close. >> guantanamo is not necessary to keep america safe. it is expensive. it is ineffi
president obama phoned vladimir putin on monday. and secretary of state john kerry will travel there in the coming days. >>> syria's ambassador has called the allegation of chemical weapons trumped up. and hezbollah in lebanon indicated it could step up its role in assisting assad's government, to prevent the country from falling in, quote, american or israeli hands. hezbollah has long been suspected of supporting rebels across the border in syria. nearly 500,000 refugees have come to...
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white house is in. >> the other big story that's been certainly talked about from the huffington post is the bangladesh tragedy. the garment facility that crumbled because of the way that it was made and the poor care going into it and then this makes us all think and take a double look at what we're wearing, where we're getting things and how it's coming in to the u.s. explain to all of us the bigger -- the connective tissue, that is, that we should be concerned about as americans when we look at that tragedy and realize that 500 people perished just going to work. >> right. you know, every time something like this happens, this is the worst one that's happened in a very, very long time, but every time there's a fire or a building collapse, the western world and the western brands kind of unite around the idea that okay, we're going to start inspecting these factories in bangladesh better. we're going to make sure that they have better standards. and they put all of the blame on bangladesh, as if they kind of had no idea that this was happening. huffington post spoke to bangladeshi b
white house is in. >> the other big story that's been certainly talked about from the huffington post is the bangladesh tragedy. the garment facility that crumbled because of the way that it was made and the poor care going into it and then this makes us all think and take a double look at what we're wearing, where we're getting things and how it's coming in to the u.s. explain to all of us the bigger -- the connective tissue, that is, that we should be concerned about as americans when...
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in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful speaker. he has the title, they give him a chauffer, all the perks that come along with the job but we were talking about this in the gun segment, when it comes to actually doing what the green lantern people ask president obama to do, crack heads together, he can't do that to his own republican conference these days but he's led by them much more than he leads them. there's this whole other wrinkle which is probably difficult to explain, too. i want to get into -- i sort of teased the marureen dowd thing. it makes me laugh so i want to share it with you. are baked
in this case obama is considered to be the lead character. congress is kind of this nebulous entity. i think it might be more effective for media -- for the media, for the white house, to explain more of congress' intransience instead of naming just congress. but naming real names. mitch mcconnell, john boehner, et cetera. >> even when you start talking about the leaders, what strikes me about john boehner over the last couple of years is he is sort of, to me, a uniquely unpowerful...
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richard engel interviewed a key player in the rebel military leader the white house is counting on to defeat the assad regime and prevail. leets watch. >> the regime used chemical weapons more than four times against civilians. >> president obama has talked about red lines. do you think assad has crossed a red line? >> not just for one time. many, many times he crossed the red line. >> what do you hope the united states does? >> i like them to help us to have no fly zone for the whole country. >> richard engel joins us from turkey. robin wright is with the wood row wilson center. give us your appraisal of the possibility that we can find somebody over there that we can agree with and help on the rebel side. >> that is what the u.s. thinks they have found or u.s. officials are hoping they have found with the person you just heard from right now. he is the overall commander of the free syrian army. he's german educated. an engineering professor inside syria. he defected about a year ago and the united states wants to support him. he's a moderate. he's the kind of contentious candidate,
richard engel interviewed a key player in the rebel military leader the white house is counting on to defeat the assad regime and prevail. leets watch. >> the regime used chemical weapons more than four times against civilians. >> president obama has talked about red lines. do you think assad has crossed a red line? >> not just for one time. many, many times he crossed the red line. >> what do you hope the united states does? >> i like them to help us to have no...
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at last week's white house correspondent's dinner joking about his past pot smoking. federal officials are still deciding what they will do, state level officials in colorado and washington, two states that legalized their recreational use of marijuana in 2012, continue to lead the decriminalizing charge. on thursday, maryland governor martin o'malley makes maryland the 19th state is with a bill legalizing medical marijuana. we have the kind of laboratory, and also international examples of what might work here. >> my eyebrows shot up when i looked at the document this week. it begins talking about sweden's unsuccessful experiment with drug legalization but leaves out the giant he will phone in the room. which is portugal is successful with decriminalization which is -- it's successful going on in portugal with decriminalization. the results there show experimentation with drugs did go up. but addiction and substance use disorders in population of special concern like young people, prisoners or already known add add ikts went down. it's a successful experiment under w
at last week's white house correspondent's dinner joking about his past pot smoking. federal officials are still deciding what they will do, state level officials in colorado and washington, two states that legalized their recreational use of marijuana in 2012, continue to lead the decriminalizing charge. on thursday, maryland governor martin o'malley makes maryland the 19th state is with a bill legalizing medical marijuana. we have the kind of laboratory, and also international examples of...
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you have barack obama in support of gay marriage. >> stephen: i'm not familiar with barack obama's rap words. but i'm sure it's very good. >> barack obama, if you listen faintly, you can hear faint rap music coming from the white house on sunday nights i've heard >> stephen: full rap used to say things like [bleep] police. what do you want to do to the police? ryan? >> i'd want nothing to do with the police. >> stephen: well, i'll tell you what. would you do a song for us now that you're all set up? ( cheers and applause ) thank you so much for being here. we'll be right back with a performance by maclemore and ryan lewis. stick >> stephen: here with performance off their album the heist, ladies and gentlemen, mclemore and ryan lewis. ♪ when i was in the third grade i thought i was gay ♪ and i kept my room straight. i told my mom she was like, ben, you liked girls in pre-k. the stereotypes all in my head. i remember doing the math like, yeah, i'm good at little league. a preconceived idea of what it all means to like the same sex. to have the characteristics, the right wing conserv
you have barack obama in support of gay marriage. >> stephen: i'm not familiar with barack obama's rap words. but i'm sure it's very good. >> barack obama, if you listen faintly, you can hear faint rap music coming from the white house on sunday nights i've heard >> stephen: full rap used to say things like [bleep] police. what do you want to do to the police? ryan? >> i'd want nothing to do with the police. >> stephen: well, i'll tell you what. would you do a song...
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live pictures at the rose garden at the white house. president obama is announcing the nomination of penny pritzger. let's listen in. >> we know he's going to be extraordinary leading that institution. but today i'm in a position to nominate two extraordinary individuals to continue the work of ron and becky as key members of my economic team. as i said in my state of the union address, when it comes to growing our economy and our middle class, we should focus on three things. number one, making sure america's a magnet for good jobs. number two, helping workers earn the skills they need to get those jobs, and number three, making sure their hard work actually leads to a decent living. both these individuals share that focus. first, i'm not naming penny pritzger to serve as my secretary of commerce. now, penny is one of our country's most distinguished business leaders. she's got more than 25 years of management experience in industries including real estate, finance, and hospitality. >> when he says hospitality, she's from the hyatt hot
live pictures at the rose garden at the white house. president obama is announcing the nomination of penny pritzger. let's listen in. >> we know he's going to be extraordinary leading that institution. but today i'm in a position to nominate two extraordinary individuals to continue the work of ron and becky as key members of my economic team. as i said in my state of the union address, when it comes to growing our economy and our middle class, we should focus on three things. number one,...
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that is further evidence of the true significance of the obama coalition. it represents a genuine progressive majority in this country. and when the obama coalition is activated and invested on an issue they can change political gravity. they can make things orbit in a different way than they would have otherwise. in the wake of the sandy hook massacre, under the leadership, under a sudden outpouring of money, organization, effort, rhetorical leadership and passion, we've seen the political gravity around the issue of gun safety move faster and further than anybody would've guessed it could just a few months ago. so, yeah, that vote was a setback, a big one. the real story is the politics that come after the vote. and the president said as much himself on the day the background check bill went down under a senate filibuster. >> all in all, this was a pretty shameful day for washington. this effort is not over. i want to make it clear to the american people. we can still bring about meaningful changes that will reduce gun violence so long as the american peo
that is further evidence of the true significance of the obama coalition. it represents a genuine progressive majority in this country. and when the obama coalition is activated and invested on an issue they can change political gravity. they can make things orbit in a different way than they would have otherwise. in the wake of the sandy hook massacre, under the leadership, under a sudden outpouring of money, organization, effort, rhetorical leadership and passion, we've seen the political...
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republicans like to say president obama is exaggerating the pain from the sequester cuts, but let's see about that. let's ask the people who run soup kitchens, for example, and food pantries in this country. see how they're doing on these cuts. we will tonight. >>> remember how republicans said they had to change after the 2012 elections? then explain why the rising star of the gop right now is someone who wants things even further to the right. republicans have. the republican in this case is ted cruz. he could be the next barry goldwater, he says. actually i sort of like goldwater. this guy doesn't seem quite as nice. >>> finally leave it to the global warming is a hoax governor. who says the government is out there buying the bullets in country so the rest of us are being denied our gun rights. paranoia, you think? this is "hardball." the place for politics. we're all set to bundle your home and auto insurance together. i'll just press this, and you'll save on both. [bell dings] ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, llllet's get ready to bundlllllle... [ holding final syllable ] oh,
republicans like to say president obama is exaggerating the pain from the sequester cuts, but let's see about that. let's ask the people who run soup kitchens, for example, and food pantries in this country. see how they're doing on these cuts. we will tonight. >>> remember how republicans said they had to change after the 2012 elections? then explain why the rising star of the gop right now is someone who wants things even further to the right. republicans have. the republican in this...
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melody barnes served as director of the white house domestic policy council during president obama's first term and joins me now. so someone might ask, we haven't had one for a year, we've had an acting secretary, roberta blank, think, why do we need a secretary of commerce, what does the secretary of commerce really do as the president fills out his cabinet. >> exactly, it's a pleasure to be here with you, as always. i think it's a very, very important job. what we've seen over the years, looking at even through past administrations, is that the secretary of commerce is often an ambassador between the administration and the business community and an important part of an economic team. becky blank did a vafantastic j as the interim secretary. she's got a lot of credibility. but having someone in there of penny's stature and someone who is a business person and someone who is taken seriously by the business community i think will be very, very important for the administration. >> one question that i've been looking at frankly is there are no assistant secretaries of state. ambassadors
melody barnes served as director of the white house domestic policy council during president obama's first term and joins me now. so someone might ask, we haven't had one for a year, we've had an acting secretary, roberta blank, think, why do we need a secretary of commerce, what does the secretary of commerce really do as the president fills out his cabinet. >> exactly, it's a pleasure to be here with you, as always. i think it's a very, very important job. what we've seen over the...
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>> i know the white house is watching this. i would hope they knew the president knew about these components in the health care law. the 50 employee issue of having to provide expensive coverage when they go up to 50 implies because that is hurting small businesses. i hope they make your sure the president understands at 30 hours the employees are counted as full-time. not just businesses but talking about government entities. the city of long beach saying we're cutting the hours of government employees of the city to less than 30 hours because -- that is going to hurt the paychecks of those individuals but also because the city says we can't afford the expensive mandates of the health care law. >> just you and me here. no panel. i want to end this and ask you about guns. i aappreciate you met with the families of the newtown tragedy. we have been talking about senator kelly ayotte and we actually played a sound bite early on in the show that didn't fully give her answer on owner no vote. then later in the show, we played a min
>> i know the white house is watching this. i would hope they knew the president knew about these components in the health care law. the 50 employee issue of having to provide expensive coverage when they go up to 50 implies because that is hurting small businesses. i hope they make your sure the president understands at 30 hours the employees are counted as full-time. not just businesses but talking about government entities. the city of long beach saying we're cutting the hours of...
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of course, the obama white house and democrats broadly, have almost always supported the pro choice side of women's reproductive health argument. almost always. since 2010, republicans, particularly in the states but also in congress have made anti-abortion legislating made it one of their top priorities in governing. democrats have a decision to make. democrats the last couple of years had to decide what they would do. would they say with the kind of silent partner they had been for a long time or step up and let their position be known more loudly? they have stepped up more loudly. more publicly, in a way they haven't been comfortable doing in a long time. and today the president putting a cap stone on that when he became the first ever sitting president to address planned parenthood. joining us is president of planet parenthood of america and action fund. thank you for being here. how important is it to have the sitting president address planned parenthood and why has it not happened before? >> i don't know why it hasn't happened before but yes today was history for this organization.
of course, the obama white house and democrats broadly, have almost always supported the pro choice side of women's reproductive health argument. almost always. since 2010, republicans, particularly in the states but also in congress have made anti-abortion legislating made it one of their top priorities in governing. democrats have a decision to make. democrats the last couple of years had to decide what they would do. would they say with the kind of silent partner they had been for a long...
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president obama marked the first hundred days of his second term today with a white house news conference. with foreign policy specifically syria on top of the agenda, now at least 13 people were killed and 70 wounded today by car bombs in the capital of damascus in that country's bloody on-going civil war while at least one child was killed and several people wounded in what witnesses describe as a syrian government air strike on a refugee camp near the turkish border. meanwhile, the guardian reports syrian rebels and the government of bashar al-assad are blaming each other for that chemical weapons attack monday. president obama had previously said the assad government would cross a "red line" if it used chemical weapons. and he sort of repeated that today. >> obama: the use of chemical weapons would be a game changer. not simply for the united states but for the international community. >> john: but mr. obama also seemed in no hurry to move. >> obama: with a we now have is evidence that chemical weapons have been used inside of syria but we don't know how they were used when they were
president obama marked the first hundred days of his second term today with a white house news conference. with foreign policy specifically syria on top of the agenda, now at least 13 people were killed and 70 wounded today by car bombs in the capital of damascus in that country's bloody on-going civil war while at least one child was killed and several people wounded in what witnesses describe as a syrian government air strike on a refugee camp near the turkish border. meanwhile, the guardian...
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. >>> and president obama's speech at the white house correspondent dinner was a big hit at home. but a bigger hit in china. the president's speech has amassed some 25 million views where it's complete with chinese subtitles. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> the calendar says it's may. but parts of the midwest are dealing with winter-like weather. bill karins is here with more. what gives? >> i have to think what is below pond scum. the goldfish, where you had to clean the glass in the fish tank. >> i'm going to get myself in trouble. >> this snow, that's a bad word in its own right. 28 degrees right now in cheyenne, wyoming, and snowing. denver was 39 last hour. and now, down to 36. and you're heading in the wrong direction. and the snow will break out in denver, as we go throughout the morning hours. again, we're only expecting somewhere -- only. only about three to six inches in denver. that's going to be enough to cause some headaches. any higher elevations or the elevated surfaces like bridges and overpasses. where is this all heading? it's going to snow in
. >>> and president obama's speech at the white house correspondent dinner was a big hit at home. but a bigger hit in china. the president's speech has amassed some 25 million views where it's complete with chinese subtitles. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> the calendar says it's may. but parts of the midwest are dealing with winter-like weather. bill karins is here with more. what gives? >> i have to think what is below pond scum. the goldfish, where...
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pause for laughter. >> that was president obama at his very first white house correspondents' dinner as commander in chief. tonight will be his fifth time doing this. while he has gotten high marks, he's not the only president that can bring the fun in. to talk about this, joined by our panel. dean wearing the coolest bow tie in the big apple tonight. dean, let me start with you. >> sure. >> one of the greatest moments came courtesy of president george w. bush, not exactly known for his comedic stylings. take a look. >> okay. here it comes. nuclear proliferation. nuclear proliferation. nuclear proliferation. >> nuclear proliferation. >> he really brought down the house with that routine there. how much of it is about self dep ri indication, is that the key? >> people like you, make jokes about themselves, it is a great thing to do. you're not offending, you're smoking about yourself. bush i watched most of the correspondents' dinners, he made fun of himself, made fun of his greatest weakness, speaking english, had no problem doing it. shows americans you can laugh at yourself. even i
pause for laughter. >> that was president obama at his very first white house correspondents' dinner as commander in chief. tonight will be his fifth time doing this. while he has gotten high marks, he's not the only president that can bring the fun in. to talk about this, joined by our panel. dean wearing the coolest bow tie in the big apple tonight. dean, let me start with you. >> sure. >> one of the greatest moments came courtesy of president george w. bush, not exactly...
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the money is huge, and when president obama came in, you know, he brought in wall street. right into the white house, into the inner core, this was a wall street from beginning to end, top to bottom administration. and you still look at the senior economic officials, they're from city group. once in a while, there's a little diversify, they have jpmorgan, they've had others, but basically, it's really a wall street group. and it's not surprising that we don't have that reform. >> have you ever been to opensecrets.org? it's a great website. i hate it when it was in congress. w we've got the pie chart. my two biggest contributors were owners of dog tracks and bingo parlor. it's a bigger problem. but no, they spell it out, pie graphs, who gave you the money? how much they give from what zip codes. pretty crazy. >> okay. >> a lot of money, bingo. >> i think you're making -- >> which is why foreign policy begins at home. >> yes. >> dr. jeffrey sachs, thank you. stay with us. still ahead, kal penn will be here. he's teamed up with the discovery channel to find america's next gre
the money is huge, and when president obama came in, you know, he brought in wall street. right into the white house, into the inner core, this was a wall street from beginning to end, top to bottom administration. and you still look at the senior economic officials, they're from city group. once in a while, there's a little diversify, they have jpmorgan, they've had others, but basically, it's really a wall street group. and it's not surprising that we don't have that reform. >> have you...
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white house. a first round draft pick is approaching the end of his career. he's a free agent and hopes to resign and inject pressure inside and outside the nba to keep him in the league for more season to not start a conversation about whether he doesn't get resigned due to his abilities or the fact that he came out. two other athletes, the number one pick of the wnba draft and the soccer player robbie rogers tweeted this. i feel a movement coming. >> finally, something that we don't cover enough around here. probably one of the biggest broken promises of the obama presidency. time after time candidate obama vowed to close guantanamo prison. the detention of military combatants. >> when we have got a guantanamo that is open and we suspend habeas corpus, those kinds of thing erode our moral claims. we will lead by shutting down guantanamo and restoring habeas corpus in this country so that we offer an example. >> i said repeatedly that i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow-through on that
white house. a first round draft pick is approaching the end of his career. he's a free agent and hopes to resign and inject pressure inside and outside the nba to keep him in the league for more season to not start a conversation about whether he doesn't get resigned due to his abilities or the fact that he came out. two other athletes, the number one pick of the wnba draft and the soccer player robbie rogers tweeted this. i feel a movement coming. >> finally, something that we don't...
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. >>> speaking of senator mcconnell, he was the butt of a joet by president obama at this weekend's white house correspondents' dinner >>> some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell. >>> the kentucky republican's campaign tweeted this picture of a senator at a bar with a beer sitting next to an empty stool with with a glass of red wine. no word if the president plans to take him up on that drink. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics >>> parts of eastern iowa are dealing with severe weather, hail ranging from pea size to two inches fell in waterloo causing millions of dollars of damage to cars. that hail left covering that in some places looked more like snow. speaking of snow, this is bill karins with the weather. >>> you know what's coming. >> it is almost may. give me a break. >> it was so nice in some areas of the country. it wasn't very nice from d.c. to southern new england. we are looking at a warm end of april in the middle of the country
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a white house official says president obama has reached out to express his support. joining us on the phone, the founder of edge of sports, dave zion. founder of "game over." before we get your general input, i want to read this tweet from you. a lot of people are calling this a jackie robinson moment for gay athletes. you had a little bit of a different take tweeting, huge difference between jackie robinson and jason collins robinson comes in advance of civil rights. collins, more of a reflection of struggle. i guess, my point is, are we as a collective making too big of a deal of him as a symbol? >> let me be very clear. absolutely not. i was just responding to a question like compare and contrast. jackie robinson appearing in 1947 in major league baseball eight years before the montgomery busboy cotts and the start of the civil rights movement. this is different. jason collins appearing in 2014, appearing loud and proud as an active gay athlete. 2013. sorry. it is a little early. coming out in 2013 really on a wave of what's been some mammouth changes over the las
a white house official says president obama has reached out to express his support. joining us on the phone, the founder of edge of sports, dave zion. founder of "game over." before we get your general input, i want to read this tweet from you. a lot of people are calling this a jackie robinson moment for gay athletes. you had a little bit of a different take tweeting, huge difference between jackie robinson and jason collins robinson comes in advance of civil rights. collins, more of...
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. >>> the new coalition that powered barack obama to the white house in 2008 and it kept him there in 2012 has so far proven one thing. it will show up at the polls when barack obama's name is on the ballot. but the long-term future of the president's agenda and of the values that move his supporters hinges on whether that coalition will become a permanent, full-fledged participant in electoral politics. whether, in other words, obama's voters begin treating every election like it's 2008 or 2012. there are two new reports that offer a revealing glimpse into whether that coalition will be the change they've waited for. one study conducted by a demographer at the brookings institution found that despite widespread republican-led efforts to suppress their turnout, african-american voters last fall participated at a greater rate than white voters for the first time in history. their mobilization and that of other non-white con stin wencys proved decisive in his re-election. if white and black voters had voted in the same proportion last year that they did in 2004, we would actually have p
. >>> the new coalition that powered barack obama to the white house in 2008 and it kept him there in 2012 has so far proven one thing. it will show up at the polls when barack obama's name is on the ballot. but the long-term future of the president's agenda and of the values that move his supporters hinges on whether that coalition will become a permanent, full-fledged participant in electoral politics. whether, in other words, obama's voters begin treating every election like it's...
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president obama joined the washington press corps for the white house correspondence dinner. after, he took time to honor the people of boston and the journalists who covered the recent bombings. >>> and a mississippi man has been arrested and charged with sending ricin-laced letters to president obama, a u.s. senator and a judge. james everett dutschke could face life in prison if convicted. >>> we'll have more news later. now, it's back to "lock up." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> nathaniel jordan continues to bide his time in cleveland's cuyahoga county correction center. gazing out his window, or reading religious books, he has been nothing but calm and compliant. but when he first arrived, it was very different. >> this nation told me to shoot the [ bleep ] in the face! ahhh! >> due to his out of control behavior, jordan was never able to be formally booked into the jail. so today officer henderson oh will take him through the process. >> how are you doing, mr. jordan? i'll take you town to booking and get you fingerprinted. get your
president obama joined the washington press corps for the white house correspondence dinner. after, he took time to honor the people of boston and the journalists who covered the recent bombings. >>> and a mississippi man has been arrested and charged with sending ricin-laced letters to president obama, a u.s. senator and a judge. james everett dutschke could face life in prison if convicted. >>> we'll have more news later. now, it's back to "lock up." >>>...
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but earlier today president obama seemed to be trying to slow the rush to war by some on the right. almost in lockstep, by the way, the hawks and the neocons have argued we must take some kind of military action in syria or else risk looking squeamish to the iranians. it's a dangerous line of thinking, i think, especially since there are so few good options available in syria. create a no-fly zone. that could be costly and potentially a risky operation. arm the rebels? we may be doing that now. who exactly are the rebels? who do we give the weapons to? "the new york times" reported over the weekend, for example, the overwhelming strength of the fighting force is actually made up of the most extreme groups. some of whom have ties to al qaeda. do we give them weapons? what option does that leave us in the united states? what does that end up being? a treaty, perhaps? bashar al assad in russia? both of those outcomes seem unlikely. the war drums are out there. can they be silenced by action from the president? richard haass, president of council on foreign relations, author of brand-ne
but earlier today president obama seemed to be trying to slow the rush to war by some on the right. almost in lockstep, by the way, the hawks and the neocons have argued we must take some kind of military action in syria or else risk looking squeamish to the iranians. it's a dangerous line of thinking, i think, especially since there are so few good options available in syria. create a no-fly zone. that could be costly and potentially a risky operation. arm the rebels? we may be doing that now....
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that was president obama taking a shot at dick cheney at his first appearance. we are looking at the president the past few years. >> i would like to welcome you to the ten day anniversary of my first 100 days. i am barack obama. most of you cover me. all of you voted for me. [ laughter ] apologies to the fox table. where are they? i have to confess, i really did not want to be here tonight, but i knew i had to come. just one more problem that i've inherited from george w. bush. haha. but now that i'm here, it's great to be here, great to see all of you. michelle obama is here. [ applause ] first lady of the united states. hasn't she been an outstanding first lady? [ applause ] she's even begun to bridge the differences that have divided us for so long because no matter which party you belong to, we can all agree that michelle has the right to bear arms. and you might have heard, we passed a health care bill. [ applause [ applause ] is that roger hales applauding out there? some republicans suggest the bill contains a few secret provisions and that's ridiculous.
that was president obama taking a shot at dick cheney at his first appearance. we are looking at the president the past few years. >> i would like to welcome you to the ten day anniversary of my first 100 days. i am barack obama. most of you cover me. all of you voted for me. [ laughter ] apologies to the fox table. where are they? i have to confess, i really did not want to be here tonight, but i knew i had to come. just one more problem that i've inherited from george w. bush. haha. but...
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the white house is currently energy syria, boots on the ground, u.s. troops, not one of those options, how surprised are you by that? >> not surprised given the administration's incredible caution. i applaud that we don't want another iraq. we have to act. the syrian opposition is begging for weaponry. assad is wing, broken the blockade of a few bases and the world sort of weight, more moderate members of the foreign army, general broke want al qaeda-aligned jihadist rebels. he says he has more secular forces and begging us for simple things, one way to start if we art rebels, millen anti-tank missiles, they can taken out syrian armor. the fear would be someday they might be used against israeli forces but not talking anti-aircraft missile this is not sophisticate bud could make a difference, i think. i was speaking with someone yesterday and they said this is specifically the kind of weapon we want. very effective against armor. >> what's it called again? >> the millen anti-tank missile. >> the millen anti-tank missile. >> they have small arms, but yo
the white house is currently energy syria, boots on the ground, u.s. troops, not one of those options, how surprised are you by that? >> not surprised given the administration's incredible caution. i applaud that we don't want another iraq. we have to act. the syrian opposition is begging for weaponry. assad is wing, broken the blockade of a few bases and the world sort of weight, more moderate members of the foreign army, general broke want al qaeda-aligned jihadist rebels. he says he...
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when president obama is expected to deliver a speech that includes some humor. but for one former presidential speech writer, the day is remembered for a speech that was never delivered. joining me now is political humorist mark katz who was the in-house comedic speech yeutter for president bill clinton. welcome, mark. i know you've got this new piece in the daily beast about what you call the funniest speech bill clinton never gave. and you write about how the white hou white house decided against giving your speech in 1995 because it was only ten days after the oklahoma city bombing and they were concerned it was too funny. so could that happen again with the boston bombing? >> i think more accurately it was the best speech he never gave. because for the fact that he never gave it, he gave another speech that really kind of tapped in to his -- his -- an eloquent voice that kind of gave voice to our -- our national resolve to fight terrorism. so this is a, you know, each white house correspondents dinner attempts to be the exact right comic rhetoric to its part
when president obama is expected to deliver a speech that includes some humor. but for one former presidential speech writer, the day is remembered for a speech that was never delivered. joining me now is political humorist mark katz who was the in-house comedic speech yeutter for president bill clinton. welcome, mark. i know you've got this new piece in the daily beast about what you call the funniest speech bill clinton never gave. and you write about how the white hou white house decided...
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the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor germans, the best economy in europe, now the best football clubs in europe. you know what to do with those poor germans. but my best week goes to the economy. again, adding jobs, steady pace, wall street skyrocketing. i don't understand why the republicans cannot praise this president for his stewardship of the economy. susan, i just can't understand t. >> can't start a fight. don't have a lot of time. patricia, i want to end with you. who are your best and worst of the week? >> my best week goes to gabriel gomez, republican nominee now in the s
the worst week was president obama. when the white house press corps is questioning if you've got juice, really not a good week when you are president. the whole question of is he a lame duck president three months into his second term, that's problematic, not that he can't work his way out of. >> not what a president wants to be asked about. morris, your picks? >> susan, really? come on. come on. this is ridiculous. my worst -- let me start with my worst, my worst is those poor...
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it was revealed by the cracker jack white house team, president obama had a hand in writing all of the jokes. >> i believe it. >> script writers, as well, inherent sense of humor. what struck me the most about the evening, how willing he was to be the butt of his own jokes. we have a little montage. let's play it. >> said i should start with some jokes as my own expense. just take myself down a peg. i was like guys, after four and a half years, how many pegs are there left? these days i look in the mirror and i have to admit i'm not the strapping young muslim socialist i used to be. i know republicans are still sorting out what happened in 2012, but one thing they all agree on is they need to do a better job reaching out to minorities. and call me self centered, i can think of one minority they can start with. hello! >> president obama can laugh at himself. >> he is great at that. that is one of my favorite moments, he was laughing at himself, he was laughing at the republicans, republicans were laughing at themselves, newt gingrich loved it, which we love. you don't want to overstate
it was revealed by the cracker jack white house team, president obama had a hand in writing all of the jokes. >> i believe it. >> script writers, as well, inherent sense of humor. what struck me the most about the evening, how willing he was to be the butt of his own jokes. we have a little montage. let's play it. >> said i should start with some jokes as my own expense. just take myself down a peg. i was like guys, after four and a half years, how many pegs are there left?...
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let's talk -- there's ork michelle obama. that head table is comprised the folks that sit on the board of the white house correspondents' association, along with the president and first lady. we should know note this is the largest chunk of time ed henry ever had on msnbc. he runs the white house correspondents association and supposed to give a toast but doing more than toasting -- >> it's a filibuster at this point. >> i think that's what we're watching. >> i think you'll see jokes about the filibuster. it might go on where president obama does an imitation of the filibuster or conan does. i think with the seating, they should force democrats and republicans to sit together or have random sitting. don't let them sit with friends and make them sit and talk and laugh together. maybe it will help. we all in america want them to work together. >> preach. >> i've said this before, very few things that generally bring all of us together. you've got sports, you've got music. you've got alcohol to a certain extent for some people.
let's talk -- there's ork michelle obama. that head table is comprised the folks that sit on the board of the white house correspondents' association, along with the president and first lady. we should know note this is the largest chunk of time ed henry ever had on msnbc. he runs the white house correspondents association and supposed to give a toast but doing more than toasting -- >> it's a filibuster at this point. >> i think that's what we're watching. >> i think you'll...
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. >> nbc's peter alexander is live at the white house for us. this is president obama's first trip to mexico to meet the new president. what is the administration hoping to accomplish on this trip? >> reporter: that's a good point that you make. the first conversation the two are going to have face to face. among the issues that will be spoken about in the course of their conversations this evening of course with mexican president enrique pena nieto. security has potential of overshadowing other topics because since pena nieto came into power in december, he's pressed to end the mexican access granted to u.s. agencies fighting drug trafficking and organized crime which is a shift from his predecessor. the issue of trade is important. one the white house wants to focus. one of the advisers to the president telling us yesterday that they hope specifically to focus on enormous commercial relationship between the two countries. >> real quick, an announcement today? >> announcement of a longtime friend of the president dating back to the 1990s was na
. >> nbc's peter alexander is live at the white house for us. this is president obama's first trip to mexico to meet the new president. what is the administration hoping to accomplish on this trip? >> reporter: that's a good point that you make. the first conversation the two are going to have face to face. among the issues that will be spoken about in the course of their conversations this evening of course with mexican president enrique pena nieto. security has potential of...
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former state department official anne marie slaughter said president obama should remember rwanda as he weighs his actions in sirria red line or not, slaughter says that the white house should recognize that the game has already changed. >> he should understand the deep and lasting damage done when those who wield power are exposed as not saying what they mean or meaning what they say. the distrust, cynicism and hatred with which the united states is regarded in much of the world is already a cancer. standing by as assad gases his people will guarantee that he will be remembered. joining me today, the host of "up" with steve kornacki on msnbc. former assistant secretary of state, under president clinton, jamey reuben. rmer national security council spokesman tommy vitor and former national press secretary for the obama campaign, ben leebolt and nbc political director, chuck todd. you said and i thought very importantly an astute observation, the white house did not want to have to deal with syria. they did not want to have to deal with the red line. they now obviously have to deal wi
former state department official anne marie slaughter said president obama should remember rwanda as he weighs his actions in sirria red line or not, slaughter says that the white house should recognize that the game has already changed. >> he should understand the deep and lasting damage done when those who wield power are exposed as not saying what they mean or meaning what they say. the distrust, cynicism and hatred with which the united states is regarded in much of the world is...
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keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truth, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off the other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. >>> catch this. senators who voted no on that background check vote are suffering in the polls. look at this. last week we told you how new hampshire republican kelly ayotte has slid 15 points in a new ppp poll. she's hardly alone now. look at this. arizona's jeff flake has become the most unpopular senator in the country since voting against background checks. he's at 32% approval in arizona. a republican. versus 51% disapproval, again, in arizona. up in alaska, lisa murkowski's no vote cost her as well. back in february she was among the most popular senators. now her approval is under 50% with almost as many disapproving as approving. now in ohio, rob portman, couldn't believe this, has lost a net of 18 points. he's now at 26
keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truth, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off the other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. >>> catch this. senators who voted no on that background check vote are suffering in the polls....
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keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truth, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off the other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ge has wired their medical hardware with innovative software to be in many places at the same time. using data to connect patients to software, to nurses to the right people and machines. ♪ helping hospitals treat people even better, while dramatically reducing waiting time. now a waiting room is just a room. [ telephone ringing ] [ static warbles ] [ beeping ] red or blue? ♪ [ male announcer ] book ahead and save up to 20 percent at doubletree.com, so you can sit back, relax and enjoy. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. you'll find reviews on home repair to he
keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truth, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off the other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ge has wired...
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president obama has said crossing that line would be a game changer. well, now critics are calling the country's credibility into question, while the white house still wants more evidence. nbc's tracie potts has details now from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, betty, good morning. and more from syria's state news agency this morning, its prime minister convoy was attacked in damascus. the prime minister said to be okay. varying reports of deaths and injuries from that attack. but it does underscore the seriousness of the violence there and why some here in washington want to act quickly. amateur video from syria, the fighting getting worse. and now the u.s. has some evidence syria's government may have used chemical weapons on its own people. president obama had called that a red line for action. now he's cautious. >> knowing that potentially chemical weapons have been used inside of syria doesn't tell us when they were used, how they were used. >> reporter: there's pressure from capitol hill to act, soon. >> for america to sit on th
president obama has said crossing that line would be a game changer. well, now critics are calling the country's credibility into question, while the white house still wants more evidence. nbc's tracie potts has details now from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: hi, betty, good morning. and more from syria's state news agency this morning, its prime minister convoy was attacked in damascus. the prime minister said to be okay. varying reports of deaths and injuries from that...
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why is the white house waiting when president obama said this is a red line? the answer is that properly, as you were stressing, he wants to be sure of the evidence and, also, to be sure he can take it to the u.n. and international forums to have legitimacy for whatever the u.s. does. the bottom line for the u.s. continues to be trying to get the russians onboard in a negotiated settlement that will require the most solid evidence that they have crossed not just obama's red line but vladimir putin's as well. >> here is the president's spokesperson today. let's listen to this. >> knowing that potentially chemical weapons have been used inside of syria doesn't tell us when they were used, how they were used, obtaining confirmation and strong evidence. all of those things we have it to make sure that we work on with the international community. i've been very clear publicly but also private ly that for th syrian government to utilize chemical weapons on its people crosses a line that will change my calculus and how the united states approaches these issues. so th
why is the white house waiting when president obama said this is a red line? the answer is that properly, as you were stressing, he wants to be sure of the evidence and, also, to be sure he can take it to the u.n. and international forums to have legitimacy for whatever the u.s. does. the bottom line for the u.s. continues to be trying to get the russians onboard in a negotiated settlement that will require the most solid evidence that they have crossed not just obama's red line but vladimir...
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president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to protest the laws. you might remember this bit of comedy from the white house correspondents dinner on saturday night when president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas in "the american president." i know michael's here tonight. michael, what's your secret, man? could it be that you were an actor in an aaron sorkin liberal fantasy? some folks still don't think i spend enough time with congress. why don't you get a drink with mitch mcconnell, they ask. really? why don't you get a drink with
president obama joked about the criticism of not working with republicans more. >> maureen dowd said i could solve all my problems if i were just more like michael douglas >>> good evening. from new york i'm chris hayes. thank you for joining us. truly amazing stuff to cover tonight. how wild conspiracies are causing an absolute gun frenzy in this country and how washington politicians are legitimizing them. and a state so out of control, citizens are willing to go to jail to...
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keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truther, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet or body swelling; en
keep up the fight. >>> up next, president obama got great reviews saturday night at the white house correspondents' dinner. behind the laughs as always with humor was political truther, at least from the mouth or brain of the person talking. this was great because he got shots off other night of people he didn't like too much. this is "hardball,". the place for politics. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron...